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Mechanical Engineering

The College of Engineering provides its students a firm grounding in scientific and mathematical fundamentals; experience in analysis, synthesis and design of engineering systems, and exposure to current engineering practice and cutting edge engineering research and technology. A spirit of entrepreneurship pervades the College of Engineering–in education, scholarship, and participation in engineering practice.

UCSB’s College of Engineering has achieved national recognition in areas such as solid state electronics, materials, and high-performance computing. With state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratories and a student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1, UCSB offers undergraduates the finest in engineering education. All undergraduate programs have met the rigorous standards of and been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET or, in the case of Computer Science, the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. Such accreditation adds weight to the degree when students apply for graduate study and professional positions.